message from the Director
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"One Size Does Not Fit All"
I'm sure you have heard this aphorism many times but for us at the Academy it is more than just an overused saying. We recognize our success in bringing together eager learners with passionate faculty is dependent on our ability to fashion new courses and lectures at convenient and accessible locations. I am hopeful the program for 2007-2008 meets this challenge.
We are meeting this challenge by the following ways:
* Establishing a two-campus plan at G.WIZ and Argosy University
This will permit meeting the driving needs of participants from different geographical areas of Sarasota County at the same time.
* Adding a number of new and additional courses under the leadership of our new Dean of the Faculty Stan Nikkel
More and varied courses simply mean more favorable choices. Dean Nikkel has brought to the recruitment process new energy and contacts that should bode well for individual choice making.
* Offering courses in our Winter Session of varying lengths (6, 8, 10, & 12 weeks)
More courses of varying lengths of time should provide an opportunity to fit a PSA learning opportunity into a busy schedule.
* Continuing to offer four-week courses in the Fall Session (October, 2007)
This successful program is worth repeating and it will also be offered at two locations as well.
* Continuing our Fall Lecture Series (October 2 - December 18, 2007)
These free and open to the public lectures by PSA faculty members have proved very popular and Selby Library offers a convenient downtown location.
I hope you share with me our enthusiasm of being able to offer fine quality courses at a reasonable tuition in facilities worthy of our classes. Hope to see y'all soon.
Bob Carlson
Director
Director's bio...
Robert V. (Bob) Carlson, the director of the Pierian Spring academy, is an emeritus professor at the University of Vermont as well as president of ABC Associates, Inc., an educational consulting firm.
He has had wide experience as a teacher and educational administrator over the last 25 years. He was a full professor at the University of Vermont, a visiting professor at the University of Oulu in Finland, a laboratory school administrator at the University of Iowa and has also had experience as a public school administrator and an elementary classroom teacher.
Dr. Carlson is an author of three books in the educational field as well as many articles and research papers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a master's degree from S.U.N.Y. at Brockport, and a doctoral degree in education from the University of Rochester. He makes his home in Englewood, Florida.
Enquiries please call: 941-716-2471 or e-mail: info@pierianspringacademy.org